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Aspiration--a Leadership Capability |
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JOIN US FOR OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON ASPIRATION!
FEBRUARY 15, 2010 AT 7 PM EST
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The Learning Organization disciplines, personal mastery and shared vision as they relate to the the leadership capability of Aspiration are this month’s focus. Since our last blog and webinar discussed responsibility and accountability, this next conversation emphasizes personal and team responsibility as it relates to aspiration.
Dictionaries state that to aspire in a living system conjures up phrases like: to dream, long for, hunger for, hanker after, hope, yearn and the like. For the sake of this conversation, JLC invites you to think of aspiration as a leadership capability.
Cold Mountain Consulting uses a quote by a guitar company’s CEO to describe an Aspiration Driven Business Strategy, which is Cold Mountain’s trademark focus.
"A really good company has a lot of stakeholders. And a really good CEO, in my view, is somebody who juggles all the various things and fulfills the needs of all the stakeholders. So stakeholders are employees who derive their livelihood from the company, vendors, the retail dealer base which we operate through, the communities we operate in. Music education is a really big deal to me. We've supported a lot of things in the area of music education because that's our community. It's one of our stakeholders."---Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO, Gibson Guitar, USA Today, 2/21/06
Cold Mountain continues: “All organizations, even those in the same industry, exist to fulfill a unique vision and accomplish a special purpose, which is what makes one organization distinct from another. An Aspiration-Driven Business Strategy™ is a sustainable approach to visionary, purposeful growth driven by an organization’s ability to continuously adapt its business processes, structure and culture to fulfill the aspirations of its key constituencies in a balanced and equitable way.”
Many companies, organizations, schools and professionals aspire to the gold or stardom or some level of recognition. Some leaders coach people to aspire to accomplish goals that lead to a condition like increased satisfied customers, green buildings, high quality guitars, safe automobiles, profitable revenue, grade level proficiency in math, reading and the like. These ideas are not limited to the corporate and services arena, nations also aspire.
An evolving nation in the latter half of the eighteenth century developed and aspirational statement: “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” The nations of the world use elegant sentences to describe their expectations of success while their respective leaders craft and re-craft statements of aspiration and hope. Just as statesmen and company officials align their systems toward the collective statements of hope, each of have daily opportunities to design these aspirational statements and use them to motivate self and others. As we move this blog toward next month’s webinar, please give your thoughts on aspiration and consider the following provocation:
When leading self and others how does the leadership capability of Aspiration function in conversations?
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All too often, accountability is a guilt ridden word. JLC would like to invite conversation around the idea that accountability is a personal commitment. When I make a promise to someone, I become personally accountable and interested in keeping my word. We'd love to hear how you see accountability in your practice. Please write and share your thinking.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO RAY & DENA! |
CONGRATULATIONS TO RAY AND DENA on the publication of their first book, Oracle of the Obvious: Secrets to Common Sense Leadership! Click Here to Hear from Ray and Dena as they are being interviewed. Learn how this book can assist leaders of all types enhance and develop their capacity to be more effective leaders!
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Abe says Choose to be Happy! |
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
~Abraham Lincoln Apply
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Learners Inherit the Earth |
In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
~ Eric Hoffer
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born -- that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. ~ Warren G. Bennis
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Become a More Conscious Leader--Lead from the Inside Out! |
We are excited to announce our next JLC seminar, Leading from the Inside Out from OCT 21-23, 2009.
We had such a wonderful time at the most recent event in Tarrytown, NY and look forward to assisting current and aspriring leaders to develop a deeper level of conscious leadership. If you or your colleagues or team members are interested in a fun, reflective, and learningful retreat, please join us! We always have great fun with the group's synergy; the various personal and professional backgrounds contibute richly to the learning conversation.
As you know with JLC events, space is limited---Please Visit the products tab and click on Leadership Seminar-Retreats to get more details.
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Fun in the Sun---wishing each of you a wonderful and refreshing summer.
Although I was able to take a break and enjoy a wonderful and nourishing scuba diving certification trip with my son Raymond in the Florida Keys, life at JLC has resumed its busy buzz! And for that we thank you all. We continue to be inspired by your commitment to the work and for sharing it with others. We learn as much from you as you do from us and each other.
We also wanted to mention that we are thrilled about our upcoming seminar, Leading Teams Using Systems Thinking Perspective---during these challenging and uncertain times this program will surely complement your leadership practice as we delve into how thinking with a systems thinking perspective will enhance our team leadership. Join us in August for this retreat which is sure to refresh and inspire you---we only have 2 spaces left, so act quickly! Check out he detaiils under our products tab.
Remember, success is in the conversation and we look forward to having one with you soon!
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Hi and Welcome to the new www.GOJLC.com! We invite you to browse the site and let us know what you think. Also, please report any glitches you may encounter so we can resolve them.
We are excited to launch an interactive site where we can expand our learning amongst and between guests who visit. Be sure to make www.GOJLC.com part of your rss feed so you know when we make updates that will enrich your life.
Yours in Service and Learning,
Team JLC
Ray, Rubi, Dena and Jennifer
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